Audio/update: Carbo, Koivu and gutter talk

Come On Carbo! BOWLING???????

Does Carey have a problem with his glove because no one can test it in practice? Is there anyone on the Habs that can actually pick a corner right now??? I think once our offensive players sort themselves out then our goaltending will come around after they actually have some good practices.

Man you can hear Carbo's voice all hoarse and all, yelling much buddy? “He knows, like, unnecessary facts about putting Sears catalogs on your shin pads.” Sean Avery on Don Cherry

I think the habs will win tonight.

Saku's brilliant! Q: "do you feel there's anybody on the team right now who's not happy?" A: "I hope nobody's happy right now!" Way to deflect the question and make a good point at the same time. Unfortunately, the reporter asked the question more precisely again, but a good try by Saku... ___________________________ 'tis the season to be jolly

The Antichamber guy's are on dot's ,was I the only one to notice that the Flames were a bigger team and forced their will on the Canadiens.Our team at the beginning of the year did not play this way because they were well rested but playing bigger ,tougher teams have finished the Habs .And that's why all the injury's as well.

gainey better change his STUPID, HARMFULL policy and sign the players he needs or our future during the season. this is the major part of the problem, players need to know there future.

Who's in net tonight?

The Habs going bowling is part of it's history - back in the 70's/80's when Irving Grundman was invovled with the team he owned bowling centres in Montreal (Laurentian Lanes) and in Ottawa......

I think we have a really good team. nothing should be changed, all we need is tanguay back and some internal pressure by one goalie stepping up, or another D like Dandenault challenging someone for a job on the D line. Just some internal pressure because our team is not as bad as our record is in the last 10 games. Heres hoping they prove me right in the home stretch! GO HABS GO!

I was watching "Antichambre " last night and a couple of the panel were saying what I seem to have noticed the last week or so that the players are playing like they are afraid of making mistakes. I am and have been a KOMI fan however I have not seen him make as many puck handling(clearing, passes) mistakes as he has made in the last two weeks. The shooters seem to be gripping their sticks a little tighter and missing open nets, Also as always when a team is in a slump the puck just does not bounce your way, it may roll off the end of the stick, or the rebound will end up in your skates or you hit the post. A slump is something EVERY TEAM will go thru during the season OUR HABS will come out of it they may fall another spot or two or three BUT THEY WILL COME OUT OF IT. Price and Halak are to good to keep letting 4/5 goals a game The defence just has to go back to basics make the simple pass. And the forwards well have some fun. Who knows for the next 4 or 5 games you score a goal collect 25.00 from each player (if defence scores 50.00) make it fun again.

OT How many years has it been since Chicago made the playoffs? edit: Ok, if my research is correct the last time was in 2001-2002 and before that from 1997 and beforehand they pretty much made it consecutively. They are doing pretty good this year.

It's just getting better and better looking for the Hab's name.. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=266660&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_nhl ONCE A HAB, FOREVER A HAB!!!

Here we have this weeks stats on where we place in a 30 team league. Goals against--159- we are in 20th place, down from 11th place last week. Total Points----64- we are in 9th place, down from 8th place last week. Goals For------164- we are in 9th place, down from 8th place last week. So the biggest change is our goals against, and that is a total team stat and needs to be addressed first thing if this team is going to start to move forward..

Here in Washington DC they pretty much leach Ovechkin alone now. They saw that having him do all these press events and advertising hurt his game. He cannot focus on HOCKEY. I think it might be similar in Montreal with all the Centennial celebrations going on. So those of you who know Montreal like I do you cannot say playing in Boston, New York and New Jersey is the same as playing in Montreal. Look at the toll Crosby took last season for pretty much doing EVERYTHING for the NHL advertising.

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http://www.chom.com/player/player?mediapath=&type=mp3&fi=files%2Fchom%2F... Habs closed door meeting audio.

The Bowling Fun Day, was to get away from the rink and get their minds off of hockey & the media for the day. This team has no trouble bonding. Look at the way they used to carry on after a win on the ice. Look at the fun they were having at practice. Dave, why is there no more pictures from practices anymore?

Ahhh....FINALLY!!! A voice of reason surfaces on this site. Thank you Stubbs for your common sense input to this thread. I hope every single poster here reads your comments. Extreme fans here who live and breathe every aspect of this team in seeking worthiness will tar and feather you for it but Im glad it was said.

the habs are just walking on pins and needles right now... their play of late has been in the gutter... lets hope they get the alberta split... lets not get the strike-out in western canada... haha bowling jokes FTW. GO HABS GO

Captain Koivu gave a great interview. Well spoken and honest. This guy deserves the 'C'. The team is privileged to have him as their leader. Glad to see they had fun and enjoyed something not related to hockey--whther they call it team bonding or not, it is just that. It's good to occasionally take a brief pause from the regular routine and mindset of your profession. In spite of the collective mental break and fun at the lanes, the fact is it won't be easy to pull things together. The team knows that--a good sign. I simply hope they have enough pride and resolve to make it happen.

Does anyone think the team bonding was a bad idea? Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy(Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy